Clinical Research Directory

Effect of Virtual Reality on Agitation in Acute Stroke

This randomized controlled, single-blind study evaluates the effect of a Virtual Reality (VR) application on agitation levels and physiological vital signs in patients with acute stroke. Participants are randomly assigned to an intervention group receiving standard clinical care plus structured VR sessions, or a control group receiving standard clinical care alone. Agitation scores and vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation) are measured pre- and post-intervention to evaluate the outcomes of VR therapy.

Assessment of Acute Psychomotor Agitation Measures Associated With Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

This open-label study will utilize treatment with BXCL501 in order to assess the suitability of patient-and lay informant-assessed outcome measures for evaluation of severity of psychomotor agitation episodes in patients with Bipolar Disorders, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective, and Schizophreniform disorders and correlate them with clinician-assessed ratings.

Protocolized Receptive Music Intervention to Reduce Care Refusal in Nursing Home Residents With Major Neurocognitive Disorders

The goal of this randomized study is to find out whether using a structured, protocolized music program (MUSIC CARE©) during daily hygiene care can reduce care refusal in older adults with dementia (memory and thinking conditions) who live in nursing homes (EHPADs). What is "care refusal"? Care refusal (also called resistance to care) happens when a person with dementia refuses or becomes distressed during everyday care activities such as bathing, dressing, or taking medications. It is a very common situation in nursing homes that can be stressful for both residents and care staff. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Can a structured, daily music program reduce care refusal during bathing and hygiene care compared to current practice? * Does using music for 20 minutes during the care session work as well as - or differently from - using it both before and during care (40 minutes total)? * Does the music program also reduce distressing behavioral symptoms in residents? * Does it reduce the need for sedative or psychiatric medications? * Does it reduce professional burnout in caregivers who perform hygiene care? Researchers will compare three groups: * Group 1 (Control): Current practice - care staff may use MUSIC CARE© at their own discretion, as they already do * Group 2 (Music During Care): Structured use of MUSIC CARE© for 20 minutes during every hygiene care session, daily for 4 weeks * Group 3 (Music Before + During Care): Structured use of MUSIC CARE© for 20 minutes before and 20 minutes during every hygiene care session (40 minutes total), daily for 4 weeks Nursing homes (not individual residents) are randomly assigned to a group. Residents and their caregivers will: * Have their level of care refusal recorded daily for 4 weeks * Have neuropsychiatric symptoms and medication use assessed at the start, Week 4, and Week 8 * Caregivers will also complete a confidential and anonymous professional burnout questionnaire at 3 time points

Clinical Trial of Peer Support in the ED (PCORI)

The purpose of this study is to conduct a clinical trial that tests the acceptability, fidelity, and feasibility of a peer support modified intervention for agitation management within the emergency department.